Global & Disaster Medicine

Syrian refugees fleeing the current government offensive face scorpion bites, dehydration, and contaminated water,

July 7th, 2018

NY Times

  • At least 15 Syrians have died in camps near the Jordanian border because of “scorpion bites, dehydration and diseases transmitted through contaminated water,” according to a report published this week by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

  • Twelve of the dead were children; two women and one elderly man also died.

  • More than 320,000 people in the Dara’a region have been displaced by the fighting

  • Most are living in campsites near the Jordanian border and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights without adequate shelter, food or water.

  • Thousands are sleeping in the open desert.

 

This entry was posted on Saturday, July 7th, 2018 at 10:57 am and is filed under Civil unrest, Conflict, Humanitarian, Migration .
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